The flowers appear on the earth, the time of singing is come,
and the voice of the turtle (dove) is heard through the land.
                  
Song of Songs 2:12

 

The turtle is actually a turtledove the symbol of exile, the harbinger of spring and of peace. It is familiar to English speakers from the King James Bible, where the Hebrew word tor (Song of Songs ) translates as "turtle dove."

Whether a mistranslation or, simply the poetic form of the word, the "turtle" is able to encompass a vast array of images. Voice of the Turtle's logo, an ancient lyre with the shell of a tortoise as its resonating box, is decorated with the Star of David and the Arabic crescent, both ancient symbols. The juxtaposition evokes a significant part of Sephardic history.

 

 

   
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